Ex-minister urges Theresa May to give a job to ‘talented’ George Osborne despite claims he wanted to ‘chop her up and put her in the freezer’ – as he takes up his SEVENTH post since leaving No11

A close friend of the former Chancellor said that the Prime Minister should find another role for the ex-politician, who is now editor of the London Evening Standard.

By Natasha Clark

20th September 2017, 3:56 pm

Updated: 20th September 2017, 4:02 pm

THERESA MAY should welcome George Osborne back into the Government as he has "huge, unwanted talents", one of his allies has said.

Rob Wilson, his ex-political secretary, said that the Prime Minister should find another role for the former Chancellor, who has now made the leap back into journalism - along with a dozen other roles.

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George Osborne should be brought back into Government, one of his allies says

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Theresa May sacked him as Chancellor after she became PM last year

Writing in today's Daily Telegraph, the ex-MP deemed the man he used to work for as "an astute operator".

Mr Wilson, who lost his seat in June's election, said that the party should find a way to win him over and get him back.

He wrote: "Mr Osborne is an astute operator, incredibly at one time he was in all but name party chairman, chief whip and chancellor

"He is a huge and, at the moment, wasted talent for the Conservative Party.

"If Gordon Brown could bring back Peter Mandelson, surely it must be in the best interests of the Conservative Party to find a way to entice Mr Osborne back to the political fray."

The editorial read: "In the battles over Brexit, and over the future direction of the Conservative Party, some harsh words have been said about the Prime Minister.

"Her advisers created a poisonous atmosphere among senior Tories. But they are now gone, and a much more consensual team has recently replaced them in Downing Street. Mrs May’s critics in her party will want to respond in kind.

"We can reflect that strong differences of opinion do not need intemperate language, even when said in jest."

Mrs May accepted the apology when she was asked about the remarks in New York.

The PM said: "I, of course, accept an apology if that's been given.

“I must confess I haven't actually read it myself. I don’t pay attention to these things."

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